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Athabasca University

Bachelor of Management (3 years—90 credits)

Regulations effective January 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019.

The Bachelor of Management program features a strong international perspective. A degree in management will better prepare graduates for the changing business world of today. Graduates will possess the critical thinking, communications, and management skills needed to excel in a variety of work environments. Graduates will gain an important competitive advantage by completing this program.

The Bachelor of Management program is offered by Athabasca University’s Faculty of Business. For additional information, phone 1.800.468.6531 or email.

Program Plans

Our online program plans can assist you in selecting the courses needed to fulfill your program requirements.

Counselling Services offers an assessment website, Mapping Your Future. Athabasca University has also developed program learning outcomes that describe the career options that may be available to you upon graduating.

Degree Conversion Provision

The degree conversion provision is available to Athabasca University students who have been awarded a three-year AU degree and wish to convert to a four-year degree. Students with the three-year AU Bachelor of Administration degree may convert that degree into the four-year Bachelor of Management program. For more information about this regulation, please review the Undergraduate Degree Conversion from Three- to Four-Year Program Policy.

Enrolment Restriction

Students will not be accepted into the Bachelor of Management program if they have

  • a degree in administration, business, commerce, or management
  • a degree with a major or concentration in administration, business, commerce, or management
  • any equivalent program from Athabasca University or another university.

Regulations Governing All Bachelor of Management Students

Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment.

Students must have a weighted average of at least 1.7 (C-) across all courses taken at Athabasca University towards a Bachelor of Management degree in order to graduate.

Transfer Credit will not be accepted if course(s) completed more than:

  • 10 years ago in the Business and Administrative Studies area of study at the senior (300/400) level;
  • 5 years ago in CMIS (all levels);
  • 10 years ago in Statistics (all levels).

If you are currently working in the field and provide evidence of work being completed, this restriction may be waived. Transfer credit being used to satisfy options other than those in the Business and Administrative Studies area will not be restricted.

Program Structure

Total credits in the program
90
Required courses (Years 1 and 2)
39
Options
21
Required courses (Years 3 and 4)
21
Options
9
Residency requirement. A minimum of 24 credits must be obtained through Athabasca University in senior (300 or 400 level) courses, including ADMN 404.
24
Graduation with Distinction or Great Distinction. At least 24 credits must be obtained through Athabasca University in order to be considered.
24
Maximum Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) credits
15

Years 1 and 2 (60 credits)

Required Courses (39 credits)

ACCT 250 Accounting for Managers
(3)
  or
ACCT 253 Introductory Financial Accounting*
* Students who are planning to pursue a professional accounting designation or ladder to a four-year degree
are advised to take ACCT 253.
ADMN 232

Introduction to Management*

* Students are strongly encouraged to register in ADMN 232 early in their program.

(3)
ADMN 233

Writing in Organizations*

* Students are strongly encouraged to register in ADMN 233 early in their program.

(3)
COMM 243 Interpersonal Communication
(3)
  or

COMM 277

Group Communication

CMIS 245 Microcomputer Applications in Business (Windows) (3)
ECON 247 Microeconomics
(3)
ECON 248 Macroeconomics
(3)
LGST 369 Commercial Law
(3)
MGSC 301 Statistics for Business and Economics I (3)
MKTG 396 Introduction to Marketing
(3)
MATH 244 Business Mathematics
(3)
  or
MATH 260

Calculus for Social Sciences and Economics*

* Recommended for students who wish to pursue 400-level FNCE courses.

  or
MATH 265 Introduction to Calculus I
  or
MATH 270 Linear Algebra I
PHIL 252 Critical Thinking
(3)
PHIL 333

Professional Ethics

(3)
  or
PHIL 337 Business Ethics

Options* (21 credits)

Business and Administrative Studies credits at the junior (200) or senior (300/400) level
(3)
Non "Business and Administrative Studies" credits with a minimum of 12 credits at senior (300/400) level (an ENGL course is recommended)
(18)
* A maximum of 3 credits allowed in any area of study at the preparatory (100) level.  

Year 3 (30 credits)

Required courses (21 credits)

ADMN 417 International Business Management
(3)
  or
ECON 401 The Changing Global Economy
CMIS 351 Management Information Systems
(3)
FNCE/ECON 300 Financial Economics
(3)
  or
FNCE 370

Overview of Corporate Finance*

* Students planning to ladder to a four-year degree in ACCT or FNCE should take FCE 370.

MGSC 368 Introduction to Production and Operations Management (3)
  or
MGSC 369 Service Operations Management
ORGB 364 Organizational Behavior (3)
HRMT 386 Introduction to Human Resource Management
(3)
ADMN 404 Capstone I: Strategic Management*
(3)
  * ADMN 404 must be taken with AU. Transfer credit will not be awarded. ADMN 404 should be taken as the last course in the program.  

Options (9 credits)

Business and Administrative Studies credits at the senior (300/400 level)
(3)
Non "Business and Administrative Studies" credits at the senior (300/400) level
(6)

 

Information effective Jan. 1, 2019 to Aug. 31, 2019.

Updated May 07 2019 by laurab

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